Water Plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) - Botanical Illustration & Identification Guide #210639 (License: Personal Use)

This precise pen-and-ink illustration depicts Alisma plantago-aquatica, commonly known as common water-plantain, featuring its characteristic rosette of broad, ribbed basal leaves, slender flowering stalk, and dense terminal raceme of small white or pinkish flowers. The image also shows developing and mature seed capsules, emphasizing the plant’s reproductive morphology. Fine cross-hatching renders texture and depth, typical of scientific botanical plates from the late 1800s.

Used in educational resources, field guides, and digital herbaria to aid species identification; serves users seeking accurate visual references for wetland flora, academic study, or historical botanical art appreciation.